Virtual Voices

WORLD's online columnists offer news analysis from a biblical perspective and insightful opinions on topics that arise at the intersection of Christianity and culture.

An ultrasound of a baby at 22 weeks.

Read about abortion reality, if you dare

by Marvin Olasky

Abortion | Discussions of abortion are sometimes high up the ladder of abstraction, with terms like “pro-choice” and “a woman’s right to choose” thrown around. Here’s part of yesterday’s testimony before a…

[http://www.worldmag.com/2013/05/read_about_abortion_reality_if_you_dare]

A basketball in watercolor

Are sports as worthy as the arts?

by Barnabas Piper

Sports |  A few weeks ago I was a guest on Desiring God’s Behind the Blog podcast , where we talked about sports and Christianity. I was asked whether sports are of less…

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Lord, open my eyes

Lord, open my eyes

by Andrée Seu Peterson

Faith & Inspiration |  Today I saw three cardinals during my morning walk. No, this is not a column about Roman Catholic bishops. The cardinals in question are the avian kind, and…

[http://www.worldmag.com/2013/05/lord_open_my_eyes]

Needing the cows to ignore me

Needing the cows to ignore me

by Chelsea Kolz

Essay |  Last week I achieved one of my most pressing post-graduation goals: I gazed at some cows for a few minutes … all alone. I’ve been an overstimulated,

[http://www.worldmag.com/2013/05/needing_the_cows_to_ignore_me]

President Obama speaks at Morehouse College's commencement Sunday.

President Obama's inspirational speech

by Cal Thomas

Culture |  President Obama gave two commencement addresses in one to graduates of Morehouse College in Atlanta, Ga., last weekend. It would be easy for this conservative…

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The root of sloppy speech

by Andrée Seu Peterson

Faith & Inspiration |  Often in relationships we say sloppy, unhelpful, desire-driven things to one another because there is nothing in the Bible explicitly forbidding it, because…

[http://www.worldmag.com/2013/05/the_root_of_sloppy_speech]

Honor your parent one and your parent two

Honor your parent one and your parent two

by La Shawn Barber

Parenting |  Do you recall the news about a proposed law in France that would ban the terms “mother” and “father” and replace them with “parents” on official…

[http://www.worldmag.com/2013/05/honor_your_parent_one_and_your_parent_two]

Seeking true satisfaction

by Andrée Seu Peterson

Faith & Inspiration |  I was at the Temple University Kornberg School of Dentistry on a recent morning, a beehive of industry and intelligence plopped in the middle of a blighted…

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President Obama speaks at Ohio State University's commencement on May 5.

Tyranny is no longer ‘lurking’

by Cal Thomas

Government |  Given last week’s revelation that the Internal Revenue Service targeted conservative groups seeking tax-exempt status, it’s worth recalling President…

[http://www.worldmag.com/2013/05/tyranny_is_no_longer_lurking]

Kermit Gosnell

An epitaph to the Gosnell trial

by Andrée Seu Peterson

Abortion |  “Set Uriah in the forefront of the hardest fighting, and then draw back from him, that he may be struck down, and die” (2 Samuel 11:14). In this verse you…

[http://www.worldmag.com/2013/05/an_epitaph_to_the_gosnell_trial]

The IRS Building in Washington, D.C.

Big Government: Too big to function

by D.C. Innes

Government |  The biggest push to expand government from any administration since the 1960s is alternately unraveling in scandal and flying out of the grip of its makers. A…

[http://www.worldmag.com/2013/05/big_government_too_big_to_function]

Josh Radnor at the <i>Liberal Arts</i> premiere in New York last September.

A movie that’s one for the books

by Janie B. Cheaney

Movies |  This week I’d like to step back from Washington scandals and abortion trials to give a salute to college graduates. While too many have received a…

[http://www.worldmag.com/2013/05/a_movie_that_s_one_for_the_books]

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